2.4
Identify the
reactants, products, and basic purposes of
photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Explain the interrelated nature of
photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cells of photosynthetic
organisms.

Good
animation with audio of mitosis and cytokinesis (Choose Mitosis
and Cytokinesis):

2.7
Describe
how the process of meiosis results in
the formation of haploid cells.Explain the importance of
this process in sexual reproduction, and how gametes
form
diploid zygotes in the process of fertilization.

3.4 Describe
the basic process of DNA replication
and how it relates to the transmission and conservation of the genetic
code.
Explain the basic processes of transcription and translation, and how
they
result in the expression of genes. Distinguish among the end products
of
replication, transcription, and translation.

4.1Explain
generally
how the digestive system (mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large
intestines, rectum) converts macromolecules from food into smaller
molecules
that can be used by cells
for energy and for repair and growth.

4.2Explain how the
circulatory system (heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, red blood
cells)
transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and removes cell wastes.
Describe how
the kidneys and the liver are closely associated with
the circulatory system as
they perform the excretory
function of removing waste from the blood. Recognize
that kidneys remove nitrogenous
wastes, and the liver removes many toxic
compounds from blood.

4.4Explain how the
nervous system (brain, spinal cord, sensory neurons, motor neurons) mediates
communication among different parts of the body and mediates the
body’s interactions with the environment. Identify the
basic unit of the nervous
system, the neuron, and explain generally how it works.

4.5Explain how the
muscular/skeletal system (skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles, bones, cartilage, ligaments,
tendons) works with other systems to support the body and
allow for movement. Recognize that
bones produce blood cells.

4.6Recognize that
the
sexual reproductive system allows organisms to produce offspring that receive
half of their genetic information from their mother and half from their
father,
and that sexually produced offspring resemble,
but are not identical to, either
of their parents.

4.7Recognize that
communication among cells is required for coordination of body
functions. The
nerves communicate with electrochemical signals, hormones circulate
through the blood, and some cells produce signals to communicate only
with nearby cells.

5.2 Describe
species as reproductively distinct
groups of organisms. Recognize that species are further classified into
a
hierarchical taxonomic system (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family,
genus,
species) based on morphological, behavioral, and molecular similarities.
Describe the role that geographic isolation can play in speciation.

6.2 Analyze
changes in population size and biodiversity (speciation
and extinction) that result from the following: natural
causes, changes in
climate, human activity, and the introduction of invasive, non-native
species.

6.3
Use a food web to
identify and distinguish producers,
consumers, and decomposers, and explain the transfer of energy through
trophic
levels. Describe how relationships among organisms (predation, parasitism,
competition, commensalism, mutualism) add to the complexity of biological
communities.